It is called "Luddism", to a series of demonstrations, by English artisans, against the implementation of machines and inexperienced workers that controlled the production of basic goods of the 19th century. These took place within the framework of the Industrial Revolution, and their modus operandi was the destruction of the machines used in the manufacture of fabrics or fibers. The reason, according to different historians, is the high level of unemployment that this brought as a consequence to the artisan community, since the individuals in charge of controlling the machinery demanded much lower wages and, in general, the process was much more profitable.
The followers of this movement were called "Luddites" because their supposed predecessor, an English craftsman named Ned Ludd, attacked two loom machines. This incident, with the passing of time, led to the legend of King Ludd, an imaginary character, with a pronounced righteous tone, who was taken as the main representative of the Luddites. This, however, along with other movements of discontent in Great Britain, reflected the harsh working conditions faced by the English workers of the time, who suffered the hardships of the Napoleonic Wars, as well as the severe economic climate of that period.
Currently, the use of the term "neoludism" has been adopted, in opposition to the development of new threatening technologies and, especially, to consumerism, characterized as being a "leaderless" movement. In the same way, there is talk of a Luddite fallacy, in which it is sentenced: “by bringing a technological innovation, this will reduce the income of work, necessary for any production sector, which will degenerate in the falls of costs, to finally require much more workers ”.
